Blogging about what I'm cooking. Not as much deep-fried stuff anymore, but hey, it's a catchy name.

March 2014

I've been looking for new recipes that looked interesting, and finally found this one that I was dying to try. I made corned beef in the pressure cooker recently and it came out amazingly tender and flavorful, so this seemed like the logical next step. With only slightly more work (sauteing the onions and garlic and searing the brisket), this came through in a big way. It's extremely flavorful, if a little on the spicy side. If you're not a big fan of spicy, cut the chipotles down to half a can. And if you don't have a pressure cooker, this could easily be made in a slow cooker instead. Enjoy!

Beef Brisket with Chipotle Tomatillo SauceIngredients:

2 (11 ounce) cans whole tomatillos, drained

1 (7 ounce) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 cup water

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon brown sugar

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 yellow onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 (3 pound) beef brisket

Directions:

Place the tomatillos, chipotle peppers, tomato sauce, water, salt, and brown sugar in the work bowl of a food processor or blender, and blend until smooth. Set the mixture aside.

Heat the olive oil in a pressure cooker with the lid off over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Drop the brisket into the pressure cooker, and sear it on both sides. Pour the tomatillo mixture over the brisket, bring to a boil, and place the lid on the cooker. Cook at high pressure (15 psi) for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow the cooker to release pressure on its own for 15 minutes, then release any remaining pressure and remove the brisket. Serve hot, with tomatillo sauce on the side.

After making sinigang a few times recently, I remembered that I've been wanting to try making chicken adobo in the pressure cooker. I've had a lot of success with my regular chicken adobo recipe, but I decided to look around at other recipes for ideas. I found this recipe which grilled the chicken at the end, and I knew I had a winner. This was extremely simple and really delicious.

Grilled Pressure Cooked Chicken AdoboIngredients:

1¼ cups soy sauce

1¼ cups water

¾ cup vinegar

3 Tablespoons honey

1½ Tablespoons minced garlic

4 bay leaves

½ teaspoon black pepper

3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs

Directions:

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil grate.

In a pressure cooker, mix soy sauce, water, vinegar, honey, garlic, bay leaves, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, and place the chicken into the pot. Close lid, bring to high pressure, and cook for 10 minutes.